The Week Ahead 📈 7th – 11th MAR

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The Week Ahead 📈 7th - 11th MAR

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Contents

• Currency Pair Performance


• 10 Big Stories Last Week


• Chart of the Week


• Economic Calendar Highlights


• 5 Things to Watch this Week


• Technical Analysis: EUR/USD | GBP/USD | USD/JPY | AUD/USD | USD/CAD | Gold | Oil | S&P 500

Currency Pair Performance

5-day performance as of March 3, 2022. 19:30 GMT

Source: finviz.com

10 Big Stories Last Week

In case you missed it....

n banks frozen out of SWIFT. US and European leaders agreed to freeze some n banks out of the SWIFT payments system as part of sanctions over e.

Brent crude hits 9-year high. Oil markets priced in the difficulty of n oil & gas companies taking international payment and not exporting, by sending oil prices flying.

Sanctions send RUB tumbling. There was more pain for the n ruble with the currency sold en masse as investors exited the country.

n rates hiked to 20%. The central bank of  doubled interest rates to 20% to head off a collapse in the n ruble.

Big Oil & Shippers exit . The world's biggest shipping container company Maersk said it will only deliver basic goods to , while oil giants BP and Shell will exit investments inside .

Powell kills 50 bps. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he will vote for raising rates by 25 basis points, killing off the chance of a 'double' 50-basis point hike.

EUR/USD breaks lower. The euro has fallen vs the dollar and most other currencies given the war breaking out on the East of the continent.

Copper tests October high. Copper prices have risen alongside many commodities amid fears of a supply crunch out of .

Commodity FX. Surging commodity prices meant commodity currencies, including the Aussie and Kiwi were top risers this week.

Buying the dip. The Nasdaq was a big gainer among major indices as investors chose to buy the dip into bear market territory (-20%).

Chart of the Week

Source: Jim Bianco / Bloomberg

In case you were wondering which part of the market to hide your investment in during the turmoil of war and inflation – there has been a very clear answer. Commodities. Whether this trend continues will likely hinge on how  manages sanctions and whether central banks can bring down inflation.

Economic Calendar Highlights

Source: FX Street

5 Things to Watch This Week

1)     e peace talks

The third round of peace talks are expected to take place at the start of the new week. Unfortunately, no ceasefire has been agreed upon- meaning market uncertainty will be ongoing.

2)     SWIFT ban

n banks so far removed from SWIFT are Bank Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Rossiya Bank, Sovcombank, VNESHECONOMBANK (VEB), and VTB BANK. This list could easily grow.

3)     ECB meeting

The European Central Bank is under pressure to act more decisively to the record high 5.8% y/y inflation in the Eurozone. No rate hike is expected- partly explaining the weakness in EUR/USD.

4)     US Feb CPI

Far from being 'transitory' US inflation is expected to rise for another month to a new 4-decade high of 7.8% in February.

5)     Parabolic oil

The uptrend in crude oil has gone parabolic – with Brent topping $120 per barrel by Thursday. At some point, the high oil price will have to severely affect economic growth expectations.

Technical Analysis

Here you can find an analysis of the major asset classes including the major forex pairs, gold, oil, and the S&P 500.

EUR/USD (H4 Candlestick Chart)

EUR/USD has broken down to multi-year lows underneath 1.113 support and below 1.05. The trend is down with further support down at the 1.10 big figure and 1.095. A break back over 1.113 could usher in a bigger bounce towards 1.125.

GBP/USD (H4 Candlestick Chart)

GBP/USD has double-bottomed at last week's low and there is a downtrend line connecting recent highs. A break above this line would confirm a near term bottom and a possible rebound back to 1.349, the previous support.

USD/JPY (H4 Candlestick Chart)

USD/JPY remains in sideways trading conditions with the short term range supported by 114.5 and capped by 115.7. A break over range resistance brings new YTD highs into play but current price action implies another test of range support.

AUD/USD (H4 Candlestick Chart)

AUD/USD has rebounded strongly from 0.71 and went on to form new YTD highs over 0.73 to form a new uptrend. 0.728, the old resistance is now support, followed by 0.725. Next resistance is 0.74 to 0.745.

USD/CAD (H4 Candlestick Chart)

USD/CAD did not sustain its bullish breakout and reversed in the other direction to break lower from its former range, only for that to prove fake too. Price now sits above 1.27184 – the old range support in what remains a sideways range.

Gold (H4 Candlestick Chart)

XAU/USD steadied at 1890 support after its steep sell-off from the highs over 1970 and is maintaining its uptrend while above an uptrend line and the 50 SMA on the 4-hour chart. The upside target is the 1970 peak, while a break of the trendline could see the price return to 1850.

Brent Oil (H4 Candlestick Chart)

BRENT has seen its uptrend accelerate away from the 50 SMA, forming higher highs and finding lows at the prior high. The dip under 110 could be the start of a more sizable correction after the big run-up. The 100 level is major psychological support.

US 500 (H4 Candlestick Chart)

US500 has held steady within a 100-point range between 4300 and 4400 since rebounding off the YTD lows. A break above the range would find first resistance at the 200 SMA. 4000 is major support should the downtrend resume.

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